grand parleur, petit faiseur
\ɡʁɑ̃ paʁ.lœʁ (p(ə))ti fə.zœʁ\
The verdict
“grand parleur, petit faiseur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 28
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’utilise pour dire d’une personne qu’elle promet ou se vante beaucoup mais ne sait pas passer à l’action.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grand-parleur-petit-fais · grand parleur, petit faiseur · French
grand parleur, petit faiseur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 28 letters
- VOW-10 10 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grand parleur, petit faiseur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ̃ paʁ.lœʁ (p(ə))ti fə.zœʁ\ |
| Letters | 28 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
grand parleur, petit faiseur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃ paʁ.lœʁ (p(ə))ti fə.zœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’utilise pour dire d’une personne qu’elle promet ou se vante beaucoup mais ne sait pas passer à l’action.".
grand parleur, petit faiseur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is grand parleur, petit faiseur, spelled G-R-A-N-D- -P-A-R-L-E-U-R-,- -P-E-T-I-T- -F-A-I-S-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1S’utilise pour dire d’une personne qu’elle promet ou se vante beaucoup mais ne sait pas passer à l’action.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how grand parleur, petit faiseur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— C'est un sacré parleur. — Grand parleur, petit faiseur. Sur ce nouvel aphorisme de Joaquim, ils éclatèrent de rire.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.